Section 17

Free and compulsory education

The State shall adopt effective measures for the purpose of –

(a)

establishing a uniform, mass oriented and universal system of education and extending free and compulsory education to all children to such stage as may be determined by law;

(b)

relating education to the needs of society and producing properly trained and motivated citizens to serve those needs;

(c)

removing illiteracy within such time as may be determined by law.